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Monday, September 5, 2011

99 Things Genealogy Meme - Aussie Style

In May 2009 Becky over at Kinexxions put together 99 Things Genealogy Meme. It had a distinctly US flavour.

As there are now a number of Australian bloggers in the blogisphere I thought I'd take Becky's meme and dinkumise it. I encourage Australian genealogists to post this meme, which will give others a picture of you, to your blogs. Foreigners are welcome to join the fun.

The list should be annotated in the following manner:Things you have already done or found: bold face typeThings you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type

Got lost on the way to a cemetery. (not my fault - husband just won't follow directions)

Talked to dead ancestors.

Researched outside the state in which I live.

Knocked on the door of an ancestral home and visited with the current occupants. (In Ireland knocked on door of farmhouse and found two third cousins once removed - they opened the precious whisky for us)

Cold called a distant relative.

Posted messages on a surname message board.

Uploaded a gedcom file to the internet.

Googled my name. (and those of ancestors and distant cousins)

Performed a random act of genealogical kindness.

Researched a non-related family, just for the fun of it.

Have been paid to do genealogical research.

Earn a living (majority of income) from genealogical research.

Wrote a letter (or email) to a previously unknown relative.

Contributed to one of the genealogy carnivals.

Responded to messages on a message board.

Was injured while on a genealogy excursion.

Participated in a genealogy meme (now I've created one)

Created family history gift items (calendars, cookbooks, etc.).

Performed a record lookup.

Took a genealogy seminar cruise.

Am convinced that a relative must have arrived here from outer space (or been a long distance swimmer)

Found a disturbing family secret.

Told others about a disturbing family secret.

Combined genealogy with crafts (family picture quilt, scrapbooking).

Think genealogy is a passion not a hobby.

Assisted finding next of kin for a deceased person.

Taught someone else how to find their roots.

Lost valuable genealogy data due to a computer crash or hard drive failure. (Learnt my lesson years ago)

Been overwhelmed by available genealogy technology. (No way - just love it)

Know a cousin of the 4th degree or higher.

Disproved a family myth through research.

Got a family member to let you copy photos.

Used a digital camera to “copy” photos or records.

Translated a record from a foreign language.

Found an immigrant ancestor’s passenger arrival record.

Looked at census records on microfilm, not on the computer.

Used microfiche.

Visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Used Google+ for genealogy.

Visited a church or place of worship of one of your ancestors. (Lots -From Paisley Cathedral to English country chapels and bush churches in the outback)

Taught a class in genealogy.

Traced ancestors back to the 18th Century.

Traced ancestors back to the 17th Century.

Traced ancestors back to the 16th Century.

Can name all of your great-great-grandparents.

Found an ancestor on the Australian Electoral Rolls

Know how to determine a soundex code without the help of a computer.

Have found relevant articles on Trove.

Own a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills.

Helped someone find an ancestor using records you had never used for your own research.

Visited the main National Archives building in Washington, DC.

Visited the National Library of Australia.

Have an ancestor who came to Australia as a ten pound pom.

Have an ancestor who fought at Gallipoli.

Taken a photograph of an ancestor’s tombstone.

Can read a church record in Latin. (Haven't needed to try yet - schoolgirl Latin may fail me)